dukannotsofatty
Gold Member
To be honest Sid, yes I do. I have loved this diet from the start, wish I'd started when my mum first started praising it herself. But...there was obviously a right time for me and last June was it.
I have loved making lots of new recipes, discovering herb/spice uses, learning about protein and carb and how they effect our bodies.
Totally loved the effects of losing weight, no longer out of breath going up the stairs, esp when going up the two flights in our house. I can actually go up the stairs two at a time and hadn't done that for years. I had actually reached a point where going up both flights put me so out of breath that my chest would hurt, a physical pain in my chest. I did get scared about that and I knew I needed to lose weight.
I have suffered a bad back for years, long before gaining weight, but the weight obviously didn't help. Since losing the first couple of stone, i don't think I've had any foot numbing twinges. Occasionaly tweak but nothing serious.
Dropping 4 dress sizes both top and bottom. I really can't ever remember buying a size 16 in trousers, though I must have done over twenty years ago...but don't remember.
Fitting in to theatre chairs. Being able to sit with legs crossed and not get a dead leg. Squeezing thru gaps I couldn't before. Having more energy. Seeing my shape alter and getting a waist. Feeling more confident in myself. I don't feel as though people are staring at me any more. I'm not ashamed any more.
The list is endless, all the different changes physically that have meant having to buy new items from bra's to trousers, even the shoes that fit better.
I'm not saying it all been plain sailing, there have been moments of weakness and the christmas crash!!! But for the moments of needing something I have been able to control the treat. Choc Bar Ice Creams have been a life saver. When I do have one, usually at a half stone treat, it gives me the taste of chocolate and a sugar treat. I've had the odd single sweet or little chocolate, but I haven't let it get out of control. And I think that has been a massive achievement for me.
The restrictions on this diet are what I needed. The 'no forbidden foods' diets obviously didn't work for me, just having one did hurt in the past, because it always led to 2 and 3 and more. I didn't want another diet where i had to 'count' something. I've done calories, points, syns. All worked for a very short time, I lost weight but then put it back on and more. Being 18st made me cry, being 17st made me cry, but didn't stop me eating and getting heavier.
Seeing my parents both do the diet and succeed gave me the motivation and inspiration to have a go. Mum was a massive source of information and a huge support for me. Always helped me and answered loads of questions. Thanks Mum xxx
Does that answer your question Siddy Sue lol....sorry i kind of got carried away there. But thats how passionate I feel about this. I will lose that last stone, and i will be 11st 7lb. And I will never ever ever ever be a fat blimp again.
I have loved making lots of new recipes, discovering herb/spice uses, learning about protein and carb and how they effect our bodies.
Totally loved the effects of losing weight, no longer out of breath going up the stairs, esp when going up the two flights in our house. I can actually go up the stairs two at a time and hadn't done that for years. I had actually reached a point where going up both flights put me so out of breath that my chest would hurt, a physical pain in my chest. I did get scared about that and I knew I needed to lose weight.
I have suffered a bad back for years, long before gaining weight, but the weight obviously didn't help. Since losing the first couple of stone, i don't think I've had any foot numbing twinges. Occasionaly tweak but nothing serious.
Dropping 4 dress sizes both top and bottom. I really can't ever remember buying a size 16 in trousers, though I must have done over twenty years ago...but don't remember.
Fitting in to theatre chairs. Being able to sit with legs crossed and not get a dead leg. Squeezing thru gaps I couldn't before. Having more energy. Seeing my shape alter and getting a waist. Feeling more confident in myself. I don't feel as though people are staring at me any more. I'm not ashamed any more.
The list is endless, all the different changes physically that have meant having to buy new items from bra's to trousers, even the shoes that fit better.
I'm not saying it all been plain sailing, there have been moments of weakness and the christmas crash!!! But for the moments of needing something I have been able to control the treat. Choc Bar Ice Creams have been a life saver. When I do have one, usually at a half stone treat, it gives me the taste of chocolate and a sugar treat. I've had the odd single sweet or little chocolate, but I haven't let it get out of control. And I think that has been a massive achievement for me.
The restrictions on this diet are what I needed. The 'no forbidden foods' diets obviously didn't work for me, just having one did hurt in the past, because it always led to 2 and 3 and more. I didn't want another diet where i had to 'count' something. I've done calories, points, syns. All worked for a very short time, I lost weight but then put it back on and more. Being 18st made me cry, being 17st made me cry, but didn't stop me eating and getting heavier.
Seeing my parents both do the diet and succeed gave me the motivation and inspiration to have a go. Mum was a massive source of information and a huge support for me. Always helped me and answered loads of questions. Thanks Mum xxx
Does that answer your question Siddy Sue lol....sorry i kind of got carried away there. But thats how passionate I feel about this. I will lose that last stone, and i will be 11st 7lb. And I will never ever ever ever be a fat blimp again.
Even when i sign off here I still end up reading my book for a while. I went two whole months before I had a treat, and it was planned from the start because it was my birthday.....and because I had grown some potatoes and wanted one for my tea as a jacket potato LOL. I had chocolates and didn't enjoy them, but I did like my ice cream. 
